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macOS Menu Bar App

BreakPoint

One trigger. Full context. Ready to walk away.

BreakPoint turns your current machine state into a structured Markdown handoff using screen capture, local project context, Pieces OS long-term memory, and flexible file or Notes export.

⌘ + Shift + Esc
from anywhere, any app
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Swift SwiftUI Vision OCR Carbon Hotkey Apple Notes Ollama Pieces OS
5 Capture Inputs
4 Generation Modes
3 Export Presets
3 Activation Methods
Core Features

Everything you need,
one trigger away

Doom's Moment card

Doom's Moment

Single-click context capture

Turns your current machine state into a structured Markdown handoff in one action.

Left-Click ⌘+Shift+Esc Right-Click Menu

Context Gathering

Screen + local graph + Pieces memory

  • Screen Capture + OCR
  • Running Apps & Windows
  • Clipboard Content
  • Local Project Context
  • Pieces OS LTM

Export Presets

Choose exactly how output is saved: file only, Notes only, or both together.

File · Notes · File + Notes

Activation Methods

Click Hotkey Right-Click

Fast trigger, system-wide shortcut, or quick actions through the context menu.

Menu Bar UI

Status popover, dynamic icon states, and a right-click menu with mode, export, latest-file, and folder actions.

Idle · Generating · Success · Error
Generation Modes

Four modes,
one for every handoff

How It Works

Four steps to
total context freedom

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1

Trigger

Press ⌘+Shift+Esc from any app, or click the menu bar icon.

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2

Capture

Collects frontmost app, running apps, window titles, clipboard text, screenshot OCR, local graph context, and Pieces memory.

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3

Generate

Builds a structured Markdown handoff through Pieces QGPT with Ollama as the fallback chain.

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4

Export

Saves to file, Notes, or both, using `DoomsMoment_YYYY-MM-DD_HH-mm-ss.md` in the configured export directory.

// BreakPoint flow
Trigger (⌘+Shift+Esc)
    |
    ├── Screen Capture ──── frontmost app, windows, clipboard, OCR
    ├── Local Graph ─────── project context, concepts, technologies
    └── Pieces OS LTM ───── workstream events, summaries
            |
            ▼
    Context → AI Prompt (mode-specific)
            |
            ├── Try Pieces QGPT (if enabled)    [120s timeout]
            └── Fallback to Ollama              [always available]
            |
            ▼
    ├── Export preset: File
    ├── Export preset: Notes
    └── Export preset: File + Notes
Technical Highlights

Technical highlights,
cute packaging

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Swift / SwiftUINative macOS app, menu bar accessory
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Vision OCR
⌨️
Carbon EventsGlobal hotkey trigger
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OllamaFallback in the AI chain
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Pieces OSPrimary AI and long-term memory
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AppleScriptNotes export through osascript
#️⃣
Markdown StructureEnforced sections and hashtags
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Dynamic Menu StateSafer popover and right-click handling